Corner-fastening for beds.



No. 877,716. PATENTED JAN.28,1908.

. B. H. JONES.

OORNER FASTENING FOR BEDS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 3, 1907.

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CORNER-FASTENING FOR BEDS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 28, 1908.

Application filed September 3. 1907- Serial No. 391.180.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN H. J ONES, a citizen of the United States,residing at St. Louis, Missouri, have invented a certain new and usefulImprovement in Corner Fastenings for Beds, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of thisspecification, in which Figure 1 is an end elevational view showing myimproved fastening in position on a bed post; Fig. 2 is a sideelevational view; Fig. 3 is a top plan view; and Fig. 4 is a view of amodified form of my invention.

This invention relates to a new and useful improvement in cornerfastenings for beds, the object being to construct a fastening whichwill be cheap and easily applied and one which will cooperate with areversible side rail holding the said side rail firmly and rigidly inposition.

In the drawings, 1 indicates a tubular corner post. 2 is a castingsecured on said corner post in any suitable manner, said casting havingan extension 3 for the attachment of the connecting angle which ties thetwo posts together at the head or foot of the bed. It is obvious thatinstead of having the shelf-like extensions 3 these tying angles can bein the form of rods fastened in any suitable manner to the castings.

4 indicates a socket extension arranged at the lower end of the castingand extending at an angle of ninety degrees with relation to theshelf-like extension 3.

6 isa bail pivotally mounted at the upper end of the'casting 2 and invertical. alinement with the socketed extension 4. The face of thecasting 2 above the socket 4 is preferably formed with a groove 2.

7 indicates the side rail of the bed, preferably in the form of anangle, and 8 is a casting secured to said angle, the front face or endface of said casting being preferably recessed at 8 The casting 8 isprovided on its upper end and lower sides with pro jections 9, the rearfaces or sides of which are tapered, as shown in Fig. 2, and on thestraight or flat faces of said projections 9 are extensions 9 that fitin the groove 2 in the casting 2 on the corner post. In this manner thecasting 8 is held against lateral movement. The rear faces of theprojections 9 are preferably curved, and in assembling the parts,depending upon whether it is desired that the vertical leg of the siderail angle shall extend upwardly or downwardly, one of the projections 9is fitted in the socket in the extension 4, after which the bail 6 isfolded down over the opposite or upper extension 9. The socket extension4 provides a solid support for the side rail. The engagement between theextensions 9 and the grooved seat 2 tend to aline the parts and preventlateral movement, and the bail 6 prevents vertical displacement as wellas any tilting or canting action.

In Fig. 4 I have shown a modified form of my invention in which, insteadof using the socketed extension 4, I provide a bail 6 similar to thebail 6.

I am aware that minor changes in the construction, arrangement andcombination of the several parts of my device can be made andsubstituted for those herein shown and described without in the leastdeparting from the nature and principle of my invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desiredto be secured by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a corner fastening for beds, the combination with a side railhaving two like attaching members, a rigid support for coopcrating withone of said members, and a device pivotally connected to said supportand side rail to retain said side rail in position;

substantially as described.

3. In a corner fastening for beds, the combination with a reversibleside rail having a casting secured to its end, said casting havingoppositely extending securing members, a post, a casting on said post,said castin having rigid means for receiving one, of said securingmembers, and a pivoted bail mounted on said casting for cooperating withthe other of said securing members; substantially as described.

4. In a corner fastening for beds, the com- 1 bination with a reversibleside rail, a casting l secured to the end of said side rail, saidcasting having oppositely extending securing members with flat outerfaces and curved inner faces, a bed post, a casting on said bed posthaving a socketed extension for receiving one of thesecuring members onsaid side rail casting, and a bail pivoted to the casting on said postfor cooperating with the other securing member of said side railcasting; substantially as described.

5. The herein described member for corner bed fastenings comprising acasting provided with means for the attachment of a side rail, saidcasting having oppositely eX- tending securing members provided withflat front faces from which projections eX- tend, the rear faces of saidsecuring members being curved and the portion of the 6. The hereindescribed member for cor-- ner bed fastenings comprising a castingprovided with means for attachment to a bed post, said casting having asocketed eXtension at its lower end, a flat face rising above saidsocketed extension, and a bail pivoted to said casting in verticalalinement with said socketed extension; substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I hereuntoaffiX my signature in the presence of twowitnesses, this twenty eighth day of August 1907.

BENJAMIN H. JONES.

Witnesses 'LENORE VVILsoN,

GEORGE BAKEWELL.

